2016-17 MIT Sounding Archives - Arts at MIT

Joe Lovano. Photo: Jimmy Katz.

Joe Lovano. Photo: Jimmy Katz.

Joe Lovano

“One of the greatest musicians in jazz history”—New York Times

Kaynak Pipers Band. Courtesy of the artist.

Kaynak Pipers Band. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Kaynak Pipers Band

Traditional kaba gaida folk music of Bulgaria

Simon Smith plays Stockhausen. Photos: Simon Smith (left), Delphian Records. Karlheinz Stockhausen (right), ©Getty Images, credit Erich Auerbach.

Simon Smith plays Stockhausen. Photos: Simon Smith (left), Credit: Delphian Records. Karlheinz Stockhausen (right), ©Getty Images, Credit: Erich Auerbach.

Simon Smith

Masterful and intrepid Stockhausen concert

Nik Bärtsch's Mobile. All rights reserved © 2015 by Christian Senti and Ronin Rhythm Productions

Nik Bärtsch’s MOBILE

Rigorously conceptual zen-funk

duoJalal. Courtesy of the artists.

duoJalal. Courtesy of the artists.

duoJalal

"Fearless seekers and synthesizers of disparate instruments and cultures” —Toronto Star

A black and white photo of Guillermo Klein behind a microphone.

Guillermo Klein. Credit Andrea Bocallini.

Guillermo Klein

A stellar collision of vocal jazz, Latin music, and poetry

Sumie Kaneko. Courtesy of the artist.

Sumie Kaneko. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Sumie Kaneko

Traditional Japanese music with a jazz inflection

Fradreck Mujuru and Erica Azim. Courtesy of the artists.

Fradreck Mujuru and Erica Azim. Courtesy of the artists.

Fradreck Mujuru and Erica Azim

Celebrating the Shona mbira tradition

Maya Beiser at the 2017 CAST Symposium. Credit: L. Barry Hetherington.

Maya Beiser at the 2017 CAST Symposium. Credit: L. Barry Hetherington.

Maya Beiser

Maya Beiser is a “cello goddess” -- The New Yorker

Jacob Collier. Courtesy of the artist.

Jacob Collier. Courtesy of the artist.

Jacob Collier

“Jazz music’s new messiah” —The Guardian